Summary of Decisions, Editorial Meeting Number 35

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August 29, 2007

Present from CPSO: M. Wewerka, J. Young, R. Goudreau, Ana Cristan, Mitzi Collins, Paul Frank

Classification

PL4758.9.K79342-.K793423

Since Kuruntokai is an anthology of poety by various authors it should be classed in the number for Tamil poetry anthologies, PL4758.6. The proposal was not approved.

Subject Headings

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Since this is a space vehicle it should be established as a corporate name heading. The proposal was not approved.

Program management

The distinction between the proposed heading and the existing heading Project management is unclear. The proposal may be resubmitted with contrasting scope notes explaining the difference between the two headings.

Andy Hardy films; Baseball films; Disaster television programs; etc.

The list includes the first of the genre/form headings for films and television programs with MARC tag 155. Additional such headings will appear on future lists. The next update to the Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings will include instruction sheet H 1913, Moving Image Genre/Form Headings explaining the application of these headings by the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress.

MARC Language Code List

The following change has been made to the 2003 edition of the MARC Code List for Languages:

Change:	from	to
	Jindjibandji [aus]	Yindjibarndi [aus]